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P. J. LAWLER.

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APPLIOATIOF'I'ILED mm". 21, 1911. 1,018,508. v Patented Feb/27,1912.

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UNITED STATES Parana? omnoa PATRICK J. LA'WLER, or WESTSIDE, Iowa, Assieivo'n or ONE-HALF 1 0 G. R. Mon: ARIDSON, or DE-NISON, IOWA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. LAWI -ER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Westside, in the county of Crawford and State of Iowa, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Churns; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the 1nvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to churns and more particularly to rotary churns.

An object of the invention is to provlde a rotary churn mounted in a frame and constructed so that the body of the churn 1s caused to rotate and balls within said body also caused to rotate and assist in agitating the contents of the churn.

Another object is to provide a frame having one end hingedly connected and a support therefor to allow the hinged end to be swung to a horizontal position for the placing thereon and the removal therefrom of the churn, said churn and hinged end of the frame to be swung until the churn body is in a horizontal position and the hinged end in a vertical position, the handle of the churn being received in a slot in the opposite end of the frame to properly support the churn for operation, and,

Another object is to provide a churn and supporting frame of simple construction and operation.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the specification and claims. I

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is 'a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the churn and the frame, the churn being in position for operation, and, Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the churn in practically a vertical position upon the hinged end of the frame, said end being swung to its horizontal position and supported by its pivoted support.

Referring to thedrawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the churn, which is preferably in the form of a barrel and may be composed of wood, glass, or any other suitable material. Secured to the bottom of the churn and extending outwardly therefrom Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 21, 1911.

Patented Feb. 2'7, 1912 Serial No. 634,430.

is the trunnion 2, which is adapted to be received in a suitable opening in the hinged end 3 of the supporting frame.

The hinged end 3 is pivoted or hinged to the remainder of the framework by means of the hinges 4 and is adapted to be swung upon these hinges to a substantially horizontal position and supported in this position by means of the swinging legs 5, which are pivoted to the movable portion 3 by the rod or pins 6, said legs having the cross bars 7, which limit the swinging movement thereof in relation to said hinged end in which they are connected.-

The hinges 4 are connected to the swinging end 3 and to the vertical portion 8 at the upper edge thereof. The vertical por tion 8 is secured near one end of the horizontal portion of the supporting frame by being connected to the horizontal bars 9 and extends upwardly therefrom for a short distance, the lower edge of the vertical portion being adapted to rest upon the ground, or other surface, as will be understood. Similarly secured to the horizontal bars 9, near their opposite ends, is the upwardly extending front end 10 of the framework, which extends upwardly to a short distance above the opening in the hinged portion 3 of the opposite end through which the trunnion 2 is placed. This end 10 is slotted, as shown at 11, from its upper edge downwardly to a point directly opposite the trunnion receiving opening in the hinged end 3 when the latter is in its vertical position. The purpose of this slot 11 is to receive the handle 12, which may be Z-shaped pr any preferred form, as will be later more fully described.

The handle 12 is rigidly connected tothe removable head 13 of the churn 1'. The churn is of such size and form as to be readily received between the upper portion of the front end 10 and the hinged portion 3 of the opposite end of the framework, for rotation between-these ends. The handle 12 is preferably Z-shaped so that the horizontal por tion, extending outwardly from the head 13 and rigid therewith, may be received in the slot 11, the longer portion of the handle extending at right angles to the portionreceived in the slot 11, being outwardly of the frame 10 of the framework to allow the outermost short horizontal portion of said handle to be readily grasped for rotating the churn within the framework. The head 13 is adapted to be secured to the portion 1 in such manner that when the handle 12 is rotated, causing the head 13 to revolve, rotary motion will also be imparted to the churn 1.

The interior of the churn 1 is preferably corrugated to present channels, as shown at 14, within which weighted balls 15, formed of glass or other material, are adapted to travel to assist in agitating the contents of the churn. It will be understood that the balls 15, on account of being weighted, are always at the lowermost portion of the churn. Consequently, as the churn is rotated the balls do not travel toward the top of the churn, but simply revolve as the churn rotates aroundthem, thus thoroughly agitating the contents of the churn.

When it is desired to use this churn, the hinged portion 3 of the framework is swung to about a horizontal position and the legs 5 drawn downwardly to support this pivoted end in the proper position. The churn body 1 is then placed, open end upward, upon this hinged end 3, the trunnion 2 projecting downwardly through the opening in said end. The churn is then filled with the ma terial to be agitated and the removable head 13 secured thereon. The churn 1, together with the pivoted end 3 of the framework and the legs 5, is swung toward the opposite end 10 of the framework until the proper portion of the handle 12 is in position within the slot 11, at which time the churn body 1 will have assumed an approximately horizontal position and the balls 15 will have dropped into the grooves or channels 14. The handle 12 is then grasped and operated to rotate the churn. The balls 15 assist in agitating the contents of the churn as above described. During the operation of the churn the legs 5 may be swung against the framework so as tobe out of the way.

When the churning operation is completed, the handle 12 is lifted out of the slot 11 in the end 10 of the framework and the churn swung upon the hinged portion 3 of the opposite end until this portion 3 is in proper position to support the churn in a substantially vertical position, it being understood that the legs 5 have been previously swung outwardly to support the hinged portion 3. The head 13 may then be removed 7 from the churn to empty the latter of its contents, or if desired, the churn may be slightly lifted to disengage the trunnion 2 from the hinged end 3 and allow the removal of the churn to any place desired.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an extremely simple churn and supporting framework therefor which will effectively serve for all churning purposes. 1

It will also be understood that any number of agitating balls 15 may be employed and that they may be of any size or weight desired.

What I claim is:

In a device of the class described, a framework composed of horizontal bars, an upwardly extending slotted end secured between parallel ends of said bars, a low board for said frame extending upwardly from the opposite end of said horizontal bars, a hinged end secured to the upper edge of said board, means for supporting said hinged end in an outward direction, a churn supported in the slotted end and having a trunnion engaged in the hinged end for rotation between said ends of the frame, said churn having circumferential channels upon its interior, means within the channels for assisting in agitating the contents of the churn when the latter is rotated, a removable head for the churn, and a handle carried by the churn head, said handle being adapted to rest within the slotted end of the frame and thus support one end of the churn for rotation between the ends of the frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PATRICK J. LAWLER Witnesses:

SEARS MoHnNRY, GAIL R. RICHARDSON.

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